RABBI ARIEL: “At this moment, we do not have a red heifer suited for the ceremony”

Rabbi Azariah Ariel, the head of the Temple Institute’s Red Heifer Project, recently gave a Hebrew language interview, answering many of the questions concerning the project’s recent developments.

“At this moment, we don’t have in our possession in Israel a red heifer that is verifiably kosher and suited for the ceremony. About two years ago, five excellent red calves were brought to Israel. They had been checked and certified in America as perfectly red but several months after they arrived, they began to grow white hairs. There is an ongoing discussion in the Temple Institute regarding their suitability about whether the proximity of the hairs to each other disqualifies the cows or not.”

A red heifer is an entirely red female cow with no more than one non-red hair on its entire body. In the language of the Bible, red is not exclusively what we know today as red. It also includes brown and other similar shades of red. This excludes black. All of the hairs on its body must be the same color. The animal must also be two years and one month old. There can be no blemish, no holes in the ear, and it may never have carried a burden.

While all the cows were once entirely red and later grew non-white hairs, they are occasionally inspected to determine whether the non-white hairs remain.

“The question now is how to proceed. There are several essential questions that must be addressed regarding the cows themselves and other issues surrounding the issue of the Temple and the Temple service,” Rabbi Ariel said. “We are speaking with a wide range of rabbis and professionals about these issues we haven’t dealt with in over 2,000 years.”

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RABBI ARIEL: “At this moment, we do not have a red heifer suited for the ceremony”

Rabbi Azariah Ariel, the head of the Temple Institute’s Red Heifer Project, recently gave a Hebrew language interview, answering many of the questions concerning the project’s recent developments.

israel365news.com

 

[Ghoti Ichthus]

Maybe some kind Kosher rancher in the US has a suitable one that he or she would ship to Israel for this coming Passover.

 

[Margery]

God gave them 5- over time they disqualified. I was listening to Mondo Gonzales, he has an update to his book on the Red Heifers and he's saying they'll be using them to do a breeding program.

All they ever need is 1.

 

[Andiamo]

They should have sacrificed the first one that qualified right away and saved the ashes.

 

[Cheeky200386]

They should have sacrificed the first one that qualified right away and saved the ashes.

As soon as I saw time go on, I immediately thought this would become a nothing burger. Not enough swift action with them to appear like this was urgent and going to start the sacrifices asap. They don’t even have the temple anyways.

 

[Andiamo]

As soon as I saw time go on, I immediately thought this would become a nothing burger. Not enough swift action with them to appear like this was urgent and going to start the sacrifices asap. They don’t even have the temple anyways.

They don’t, but every implement is prepared so I don’t understand why they wouldn’t prepare the ashes in advance also. (Here I am, telling them what I think they should do, LOL)

 

[Ghoti Ichthus]

They don’t even have the temple anyways.

Don't be so sure. It could be pre-fab, and with heavy equipment and helicopters, the Temple Mount could be cleared and the Temple installed in three days (or at least enough of it to permit dedication and the first sacrifice).

I've speculated about this before and wonder if The Rapture and first sacrifice would coincide, as in The Rapture happens (Restrainer removed), the sacrifice occurs, and the AC is either killed or resurrected either simultaneously or in quick succession (within seconds or at least same day). Or that The Rapture happens, which causes something to happen to the dome of the rock, which leads to immediate start on clearing the Temple Mount and three days later the first sacrifice. At the same time, immediately after The Rapture, the AC is killed, so his counterfeit resurrection would happen at the same time or immediately after the first sacrifice, or maybe immediately before. In any case, I think the Church has to be gone before the first sacrifice, because otherwise, there would be two different groups of God's people worshipping Him, but with different covenant rules, and that can't be because Jesus is the only way to The Father.

It may be that when The Rapture happens, God also brings all of the Jews home, including Resurrecting the dead and putting them in Israel. Maybe they tear down the dome and clear the Temple Mount (or clear rubble from the dome if it was destroyed when The Rapture happened)

I think a lot of prophecy is going to be fulfilled on the same day, and some things don't make sense to coexist or neither/none existing for any period of time from a dispensational/covenant perspective.

I think the three-day timeframe is very important, as Jesus said He would rebuild the Temple in three days (meaning His body), the Disciples believed when they remembered His prediction, Jesus' Resurrection was the third day, the AC counterfeit resurrection is three days.

All sorts of permutations and possibilities.


I COULD BE WRONG


*Very minority view of Ezekiel 37-38-39, specifically the literal resurrection of the dry bones into a great army

 

[Spartan Sprinter]

Little bug bear of mine and maybe i can be corrected if i'm wrong but why is it that the Jews let the muslims do anything they want on the temple mount regarding their religious celebrations and the Jews barely are allowed to do anything there except the odd occasion ???

 

[Andy C]

At the same time, immediately after The Rapture, the AC is killed,

Im confused about this statement because the “death” of the AC happens at the mid tribulation point (Rev 13)

 

[1LoverofGod]

Little bug bear of mine and maybe i can be corrected if i'm wrong but why is it that the Jews let the muslims do anything they want on the temple mount regarding their religious celebrations and the Jews barely are allowed to do anything there except the odd occasion ???

From August of 2024
When Ben-Gvir led a group of Jews up to the Temple Mount to pray .....

There is no ‘status quo’ on the Temple Mount​

it was the visits to the Temple Mount by National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and Minister for the Negev and the Galilee Yitzhak Wasserlauf that set off another firestorm of controversy.

according to Yehuda Glick, a former Knesset member and currently chairman of the Shalom Jerusalem Foundation, in reality there is no status quo.

“For the last decade, Jews have been praying publicly on the Temple Mount every day with the permission of the police,” said Glick.

The central understanding today regarding the site involves the terms agreed upon between Israel and the Islamic Waqf when Israel conquered the Old City of Jerusalem and the Temple Mount during the 1967 Six-Day War. These became known as “the status quo.”

According to a statement issued by the Israeli Prime Minister’s Office on Tuesday in the wake of Ben-Gvir’s visit and statement, “It is the Government and the Prime Minister who determine policy on the Temple Mount. There is no private policy of any minister—not the National Security Minister or any other minister—on the Temple Mount.

“This morning’s incident on the Temple Mount deviated from the status quo. Israel’s policy on the Temple Mount has not changed; this is how it has been and this is how it will be.”

Ben-Gvir’s office pushed back, stating that as national security minister, he could set policy on the Mount and had determined that Jews could pray there.

For Complete Article

There is no ‘status quo’ on the Temple Mount

Unlike many others who fear backlash from Muslim countries, National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, and many other Israeli Jews, believe the time has come to assert full sovereignty over the Temple Mount.

www.jns.org

 

[Ghoti Ichthus]

Little bug bear of mine and maybe i can be corrected if i'm wrong but why is it that the Jews let the muslims do anything they want on the temple mount regarding their religious celebrations and the Jews barely are allowed to do anything there except the odd occasion ???

Because a muslim (Grand Mufti of Jerusalem) is in charge of the Temple Mount and the dome of the rock is still standing.

 

[Ghoti Ichthus]

Im confused about this statement because the “death” of the AC happens at the mid tribulation point (Rev 13)

I always thought AC's mortal wound and counterfeit resurrection happened at the beginning of the Tribulation.

I went back and read Revelation 13, and you're right.

See, I was wrong

 

[Andy C]

I always thought AC's mortal wound and counterfeit resurrection happened at the beginning of the Tribulation.

I went back and read Revelation 13, and you're right.

See, I was wrong

What, a First Sergeant admitting they were wrong……..

No biggie, we all make mistakes, I’ve been there, done that, TT yelled at me, but we all benefit when Iron sharpens Iron.

 

[Ghoti Ichthus]

What, a First Sergeant admitting they were wrong……..

No biggie, we all make mistakes, I’ve been there, done that, TT yelled at me, but we all benefit when Iron sharpens Iron.

Fix bayonets?

 

[1LoverofGod]

Little bug bear of mine and maybe i can be corrected if i'm wrong but why is it that the Jews let the muslims do anything they want on the temple mount regarding their religious celebrations and the Jews barely are allowed to do anything there except the odd occasion ???

Disregard my reply. I am wrong.
I thought to use an article that talked about who gives the Jews authority to pray on the Temple Mount but it was way off.
I apologize for the wrong information.
Pay no mind to me.

 

[Ghoti Ichthus]

From August of 2024
When Ben-Gvir led a group of Jews up to the Temple Mount to pray .....

There is no ‘status quo’ on the Temple Mount​

it was the visits to the Temple Mount by National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and Minister for the Negev and the Galilee Yitzhak Wasserlauf that set off another firestorm of controversy.

according to Yehuda Glick, a former Knesset member and currently chairman of the Shalom Jerusalem Foundation, in reality there is no status quo.

“For the last decade, Jews have been praying publicly on the Temple Mount every day with the permission of the police,” said Glick.

The central understanding today regarding the site involves the terms agreed upon between Israel and the Islamic Waqf when Israel conquered the Old City of Jerusalem and the Temple Mount during the 1967 Six-Day War. These became known as “the status quo.”

According to a statement issued by the Israeli Prime Minister’s Office on Tuesday in the wake of Ben-Gvir’s visit and statement, “It is the Government and the Prime Minister who determine policy on the Temple Mount. There is no private policy of any minister—not the National Security Minister or any other minister—on the Temple Mount.

“This morning’s incident on the Temple Mount deviated from the status quo. Israel’s policy on the Temple Mount has not changed; this is how it has been and this is how it will be.”

Ben-Gvir’s office pushed back, stating that as national security minister, he could set policy on the Mount and had determined that Jews could pray there.

For Complete Article

There is no ‘status quo’ on the Temple Mount

Unlike many others who fear backlash from Muslim countries, National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, and many other Israeli Jews, believe the time has come to assert full sovereignty over the Temple Mount.

www.jns.org

Maybe he'll determine that the blasphemous thing that's sitting on the Temple Mount is an affront to God and must be removed.
Or that it's a national security threat and must be removed.

What a HOOK that would be

 

[Ghoti Ichthus]

Disregard my reply. I am wrong.
I thought to use an article that talked about who gives the Jews authority to pray on the Temple Mount but it was way off.
I apologize for the wrong information.
Pay no mind to me.

You're not wrong. Control over the Temple Mount and activities there is a huge mess. The police have been trying to accommodate everyone and keep some kind of peace, and have done a pretty decent job of it. When we were there in 1985, I was able to go to the Women's side of the Wall and pray and leave a note/prayer in a crack. Since they collect and archive all of those, it's somewhere over there

Israel and the muslims disagree over what is allowable when, but when Britain pulled out in 1948, there were "agreements," "understandings," "promises," etc.
Israel has tried to play nice after every war, and there are various "agreements," but Israel keeps on getting stabbed in the back.
I think all of that's going to come to an end with President Trump in the WH.

 

[Margery]

Little bug bear of mine and maybe i can be corrected if i'm wrong but why is it that the Jews let the muslims do anything they want on the temple mount regarding their religious celebrations and the Jews barely are allowed to do anything there except the odd occasion ???

In 67 when the Jews retook the Temple Mount, Moshe Dayan was in charge, and he immediately without pausing gave it to the Jordanians as a peace gesture to look after, starting the WAQF business. He was secular as were a lot in the govt so secular ideas ruled. The police are very careful to avoid setting off the ever combustible Muslims who accuse the Jews of "storming" the Temple etc when it is them that do the violence. So to keep the peace they stop Jews from praying on their site in favour of the Muslim invaders and occupiers.

@Cheeky200386 As for why the cows weren't sacrificed yet- Mondo Gonzales explained that the authorities who are part of the cow group want to do the sacrifice on the Mount of Olives facing the Temple as tradition dictates. Burning a whole cow will cause a lot of smoke, and the Arabs have areas nearby and are watchful now that they found out about the cows.

So unfortunately they found out sometime after the Gaza invasion in Oct 7 of 2023- and conveniently blamed the invasion on that in spite of evidence to the contrary. The world ate that lie up with a spoon, and the govt in Israel who want to keep the peace as much as possible have clamped down on the project.

 

[Margery]

@Cheeky200386 about the cows- I think God gave them 5 as encouragement- He allowed those 5 that gradually disqualified to 2 or 3. 5 is the Biblical number for Grace btw. Possibly to get them thinking about making sure it's all ready to go. Even though this Temple will be the one the AC desecrates, it is still built to the glory of God by the Jews who are turning their hearts back to God. They need to see their Messiah already came but that will happen. Meanwhile the Temple will be built.

I think God also has this project on hold - His hand of Restraint till the time unfolds for the Temple and it will go ahead very quickly when that happens. The temple itself is pre fabbed and ready, has been for years if I recall correctly, the instruments are made and ready, the garments are completed, the priests have been in training for some time, they've been doing practice sacrifices to get ready for when the Temple does go together.

The were very open about all this but around the time of Covid, suddenly plans were hidden, the websites got cautious- I think they realized they didn't want world attention or Arab attention to how close they were.

I remember trying to look stuff up that I remembered previously and it had been removed.

So perhaps I misremembered and it's only the instruments that are ready but back before Covid, I distinctly recall interviews where the people of the Temple Institute were saying they had a lot of the Temple pre fabbed, ready to go when they are allowed and it would be up in a matter of weeks. Could they have exaggerated? Possibly. Could I mis remember- oh yeah! But it seems quite clear in my memory.

 

[Ghoti Ichthus]

@Cheeky200386 about the cows- I think God gave them 5 as encouragement- He allowed those 5 that gradually disqualified to 2 or 3. 5 is the Biblical number for Grace btw. Possibly to get them thinking about making sure it's all ready to go. Even though this Temple will be the one the AC desecrates, it is still built to the glory of God by the Jews who are turning their hearts back to God. They need to see their Messiah already came but that will happen. Meanwhile the Temple will be built.

I think God also has this project on hold - His hand of Restraint till the time unfolds for the Temple and it will go ahead very quickly when that happens. The temple itself is pre fabbed and ready, has been for years if I recall correctly, the instruments are made and ready, the garments are completed, the priests have been in training for some time, they've been doing practice sacrifices to get ready for when the Temple does go together.

The were very open about all this but around the time of Covid, suddenly plans were hidden, the websites got cautious- I think they realized they didn't want world attention or Arab attention to how close they were.

I remember trying to look stuff up that I remembered previously and it had been removed.

So perhaps I misremembered and it's only the instruments that are ready but back before Covid, I distinctly recall interviews where the people of the Temple Institute were saying they had a lot of the Temple pre fabbed, ready to go when they are allowed and it would be up in a matter of weeks. Could they have exaggerated? Possibly. Could I mis remember- oh yeah! But it seems quite clear in my memory.

They might even have given a longer time in the interview than is actually needed for assembly, just for safety/security when the time comes.

Advances in technology between then and now might also facilitate a faster emplacement and assembly.

The most time-consuming part of doing any pre-fab is the foundation. That's already there (Temple Mount), and the Temple Institute and others have had underground access for far longer than needed to ensure sufficient support.

As an example, at least one pre-fab house company claims two ordinary people with a few basic skills and the right tools can assemble a flat-pack delivered pre-fab house on a prepared foundation in one week. Amish can do a barn-raising or simple, small house-raising on a prepared foundation/fireplace in a day. Imagine how fast thousands of skilled construction workers and engineers could assemble the pre-fab Temple